PROPOSALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BICYCLE TOURISM IN THE BANAT HISTORICAL REGION

Marius Ionuț Gordan, Tabita Adamov, Gheorghe Goje, Anka-Roxana Pascariu, Tiberiu Iancu

Abstract


Bicycle tourism consists of leisure travel and travel-related activities that are characterized by the usage of bicycles as the sole or primary mode of transportation. The main topic of this study is to determine and propose several bicycle routes in the historical Banat area, by taking into consideration recent transnational developments in this field, such as the Eurovelo network of cycling paths and the Timișoara-Zrenjanin path. Our proposals for bicycle routes are based on location attractivity (quantified by clustering historical and natural landmarks into a geographical model), acceptable road gradients and distances for an inclusive touristic experience and costs of construction.


Keywords


bicycle tourism; k-means clustering; location attractivity;bicycle routes; landmarks and attractions in the Banat area

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